Decision Workspace
rsfitsio vs rustafits vs supernovas-ffi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rsfitsio
growingv0.462.10
Rust bindings for the CFITSIO library, providing access to FITS files.
55
rustafits
growingv1.0.1
High-performance FITS to JPEG converter for astronomical images with auto-stretch and Bayer debayering
55
supernovas-ffi
experimentalv0.2.1
Raw FFI bindings to the SuperNOVAS C library
Core Metrics
| rsfitsio | rustafits | supernovas-ffi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 55 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 630 | 39 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 11 | 32 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 247d ago | 19d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 6m | 5d |
Health Breakdown
rsfitsio
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rustafits
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
supernovas-ffi
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rsfitsio | rustafits | supernovas-ffi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.462.10 | 1.0.1 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 2.4MB | 232KB | 1.6MB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustafits leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rsfitsio has the most downloads (4.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rsfitsio, supernovas-ffi are pre-1.0 — API may change.